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Date:
16/06/2017
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc
Document type:
Non-refereed article
The digitalization that has disrupted services is set to do the same in industry, and manufacturing in particular. With supply chains operating at their limits amid a growing list of global challenges, new approaches are required to save time, improve efficiency and gain flexibility to survive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) times. ...

Date:
18/04/2017
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, Isaac
Document type:
Case
The case presents the main current developments in automation and industrial robotics through KUGA AG, one of the largest automation companies in the world. One of KUKA's customers - an automotive OEM - is looking to invest on automation as it expands its operations to meet growing demand, and the case opens up the debate on how should this company ...

Date:
18/04/2017
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc; Sastre Boquet, Isaac
Document type:
Case
Aciturri Aeronáutica is a Tier 1 aerospace supplier serving Airbus and Boeing which is now looking at implementing additive manufacturing in its processes. The case looks at the numerous opportunities presented by this new technology for aerospace companies and manufacturing in general, but also its challenges.

Date:
15/02/2017
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc
Editor(s): CIIL - Centro Internacional de Investigación Logística
Document type:
Case
The case describes the business model of a food truck service that operates 16 vans from its headquarters in and around the German city of Frankfurt. The protagonist of the case needs to assess whether the company is a good acquisition prospect or if he should follow the current trend of investing in a company with a digital business model. The company's ...

Date:
25/11/2016
Author(s):
Interviewee(s): López-Quesada, Miguel; Sachon, Marc; Alonso, Jesús; De Meo, Luca; Roger, Francisco; Schlesinger, Dirk; May, Dieter; Iweins, Benoit; Nueno, Pedro; Sponsor(s): IESE - Industry Meetings
Document type:
Interview
(Video)
The industry of industries is facing its biggest challenge yet. The digitalization of all areas of business, increasing regulation, a change in user mentality and the emergence of Industry 4.0 have opened the doors for new players to enter the industry and have created the environment for the perfect storm.

Date:
10/2016
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc; Ribera, Jaume; Zhang, Donald; Zhang, Yunyi; Castillo, Cristina
Author(s) of introduction: Mingjun, Li; Nueno, Pedro; Collaborator(s): Cedars; Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Editor(s): China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Document type:
Book
China is currently one of the world's three largest auto producers, along with the United States and Japan. China has not been as affected by the global recession as Western countries. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), sales reached 24 million units in 2015 and more autos were sold in China than in the United ...

Date:
15/06/2016
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc
Document type:
Opinion
Why would Apple enter an industry whose returns are dismal compared with Apple's and which is not even related to consumer electronics? Speculation as to Apple's reasoning reveals some keys for any company considering a similarly bold move into uncharted territory.

Date:
11/04/2016
Author(s):
Schmidt, Thomas; Titonis, Athanasios; Sachon, Marc
Editor(s): CIIL - Centro Internacional de Investigación Logística
Document type:
Case
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is a secondary commercial airport in Germany, serving the metropolitan area of Cologne and Bonn. It has two main B2B client groups in the airline business: low cost carriers such as Eurowings and cargo carriers such as FedEx and UPS, which had their European hub there. In 2015, the passenger business of airports was in a ...

Date:
04/2016
Author(s):
Sachon, Marc
Document type:
Non-refereed article
With 3D printing, the digital economy will make the move from the world of data to the physical world. This technology has the potential to transform manufacturing processes, reconfigure global supply chains and give rise to business models that are hard to imagine today.